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59258

in Reserve, MontanaPopulation 184

ZipVitals Score
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45.99/ 100

Ranked #21,372 of 32,066 US ZIPs (bottom 33%)

Ranked #248 of 341 Montana ZIPs (bottom 27%)

Ranks are modeled estimates — ZIPs a few hundred places apart are effectively tied.

Broad coverage across health domains

What defines this ZIP

Metrics where this ZIP sits in the tails of the national distribution — the ones that most set it apart. Select any tile for its definition and methodology.

Distance to a Superfund site

243.7 mi

in the top 0.7% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST97th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest Superfund site — an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has listed for cleanup.

Full methodology ›

Energy-cost burden

6.7%

in the top 1.4% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST90th
US99th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of household income spent on home energy bills — electricity, gas, and heating fuels.

A modeled share of household income spent on home energy. Estimates that hit the model’s 100% ceiling are suppressed rather than published, because at that point the figure reflects the model’s limit rather than a measured burden.

Full methodology ›

Distance to a community health center

50.9 mi

in the top 1.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST92nd
US99th
Definition & source ›

The distance in miles from this ZIP’s edge to the nearest federally funded community health center, which serves patients regardless of ability to pay.

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Walkability

0.71 intersections/sq mi

in the bottom 1.6% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST19th
US2nd
Definition & source ›

The number of street intersections per square mile — a standard street-connectivity measure; denser networks correlate with more walkable neighborhoods.

Full methodology ›

Median household income

$148,750

in the top 4.0% nationally

Higher is healthier

ST99th
US96th
Definition & source ›

The middle household income in this ZIP — half of households earn more, half earn less — in dollars per year.

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Slow internet speeds

3.9%

in the top 3.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST89th
US97th
Definition & source ›

The share of homes whose fastest available download speed is under 10 Mbps.

Full methodology ›

Hearing disability

11.9%

in the top 4.8% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST87th
US95th
Definition & source ›

The estimated share of adults who are deaf or have serious difficulty hearing.

Full methodology ›

Industrial-pollution burden

in the bottom 5.1% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST28th
US5th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled screening score for industrial chemical releases, weighting the amounts released by their toxicity and how many people live nearby — a relative comparison score, not a measured exposure.

Full methodology ›

Air-toxics cancer risk

15.6 per million

in the bottom 6.2% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST65th
US6th
Definition & source ›

The EPA’s modeled estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air toxics, in cases per million people exposed over a lifetime.

Full methodology ›

Transportation noise

0.06%

in the bottom 7.5% nationally

Lower is healthier

ST13th
US7th
Definition & source ›

The modeled share of residents exposed to average road, rail, and aviation noise at or above 55 decibels — a noticeable background presence.

Full methodology ›

The read

Reserve, Montana (ZIP 59258) ranks in the bottom 33% nationally (21,372nd) and the bottom 27% of Montana (248th), based on limited data; treat as directional.

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The weightiest signals in the profile are worth naming up front: modeled energy burden stands in the top 1.4% nationally, and distance to a community health center sits in the top 1.1% nationally. Walkability resides in the bottom 1.6% nationally, and slow internet speeds stands in the top 3.1% nationally. Modeled hearing disability sits in the top 4.8% nationally. More positively, distance to a Superfund site resides in the top 0.7% nationally, household income stands in the top 4.0% nationally, and modeled industrial-pollution burden sits in the bottom 5.1% nationally. Modeled air-toxics cancer risk resides in the bottom 6.2% nationally. Unemployment stands at the national minimum, shared with about 15% of ZIPs.

Against its neighbors, slow internet speeds runs far higher than the surrounding ZIPs on this measure. For context, distance to a Superfund site is an abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous-waste site the EPA has identified for cleanup. Industrial-pollution burden is the EPA's modeled screening score weighting industrial chemical releases by their toxicity and how many people live nearby. Air-toxics cancer risk is a modeled EPA estimate of added lifetime cancer risk from breathing outdoor air, per million people. The closest ZIP that ranks healthier overall is ZIP 59211, just across the boundary.

What’s driving this score

Nine domains make up the ZipVitals Score — here is how this ZIP does on each, and how much each one counts.

Compared with the ZIP codes measured across all nine scoring domains — not with all US ZIP codes.

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Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 65%

8%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 86%

5%

About typical

Risk Behavior

healthier than 48%

11%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 33%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 13%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 18%

13%

Disability

healthier than 31%

7%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 1%

5%

Lifting this score

Environmental Hazard

healthier than 98%

14%

Mental Health

healthier than 68%

8%

Holding it back

Chronic Disease Burden

healthier than 31%

21%

Social Need / SDOH

healthier than 8%

16%

Preventive Care

healthier than 15%

13%

Risk Behavior

healthier than 22%

11%

Disability

healthier than 23%

7%

Climate / Disaster RiskPartial

healthier than 19%

5%

Healthcare Access

healthier than 7%

5%

“Share” is how much of this ZIP’s score the domain accounts for. Percentages are rounded; higher is healthier in every domain. How the score works, and who it compares you with ›

Nearby & similar ZIPs

Editorially selected — see how this ZIP compares to nearby and similar places.

How these were chosen: only ZIPs with a published Score appear — a nearby ZIP with too little data to score won’t. Nearby means closest by distance between ZIP boundaries, which can cross state lines. A similar health profile is a close match across the nine Score domains, not similar demographics. Distances are measured between ZIP boundaries — ZIPs that touch share a border. How distance is measured

Evidence

Every measure this page draws on, by source. Collapsed by default — the full data stays in the page for search engines either way.

Health OutcomesCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Arthritis among adults32.9%29.5–36.2
High blood pressure among adults40.4%36.3–44.2
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults11.0%10.0–12.0
Current asthma among adults10.6%9.4–11.8
Coronary heart disease among adults9.5%8.5–10.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults9.2%7.8–10.8
Depression among adults22.0%18.9–25.1
Diagnosed diabetes among adults12.8%11.1–14.6
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened37.5%33.4–41.4
Obesity among adults36.1%29.2–43.4
Stroke among adults4.7%4.2–5.3
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years11.4%9.6–13.4
PreventionCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years9.6%7.7–12.3
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure77.3%74.4–80.0
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults73.4%69.8–76.9
Cholesterol screening among adults84.1%82.0–86.1
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years62.5%57.7–67.1
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults57.6%54.1–61.1
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years69.8%61.5–77.0
Health Risk BehaviorsCDC PLACES 2022 / 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Binge drinking among adults19.0%16.1–22.2
Current cigarette smoking among adults16.4%13.5–19.4
No leisure-time physical activity among adults24.6%20.6–29.1
Short sleep duration among adults31.5%26.0–37.4
Health StatusCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults21.5%18.5–24.9
Frequent mental distress among adults15.9%14.0–17.9
Frequent physical distress among adults16.0%14.0–18.2
DisabilityCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Cognitive disability among adults14.3%12.4–16.4
Any disability among adults34.6%30.3–39.3
Hearing disability among adults11.9%10.6–13.3
Independent living disability among adults8.9%7.7–10.1
Mobility disability among adults16.5%14.2–19.0
Self-care disability among adults4.6%4.0–5.3
Vision disability among adults5.7%5.0–6.5
Health-Related Social NeedsCDC PLACES 2023 · BRFSS
MeasureCrude prevalence95% CI
Lack of social and emotional support among adults22.0%18.6–25.5
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults12.4%10.1–15.1
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults9.3%7.4–11.4
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults9.2%7.6–10.9
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults7.7%6.6–9.0
Loneliness among adults29.1%24.6–33.8
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults6.9%5.9–8.1
Community & economyCensus ACS 5-Year · 2024 release · observed
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Poverty rate6.0%10.6% (3.1–25.8%) n=32,3649.7% (1.9–27.5%) n=360
Uninsured 18–646.8%9.0% (1.5–24.3%) n=32,28611.1% (0.0–33.1%) n=357
No HS diploma (25+)3.2%7.9% (1.8–20.7%) n=32,5054.7% (0.0–14.1%) n=360
Bachelor's or higher (25+)23.0%23.3% (9.2–53.6%) n=32,50526.6% (12.3–46.1%) n=360
Unemployment rate (16+)0.0%3.9% (0.0–9.8%) n=32,2741.8% (0.0–10.2%) n=357
Households without a vehicle0.0%3.9% (0.0–12.5%) n=32,3221.7% (0.0–9.5%) n=360
Broadband subscription92.0%89.3% (75.1–97.1%) n=32,32287.3% (72.1–100.0%) n=360
Housing cost burden (≥30% income)10.7%23.7% (10.6–40.0%) n=32,32221.1% (7.3–37.2%) n=360
Homeownership rate58.7%78.7% (51.7–94.0%) n=32,32278.0% (56.9–95.8%) n=360
Crowded housing (>1 per room)0.0%1.3% (0.0–6.3%) n=32,3220.9% (0.0–6.6%) n=360
Foreign-born population0.0%2.6% (0.0–18.6%) n=32,5530.9% (0.0–4.9%) n=360
Single-parent households84.1%53.6% (37.3–74.1%) n=32,08761.3% (39.9–84.5%) n=356
Population 65+23.9%19.4% (10.8–33.6%) n=32,55324.0% (12.9–44.0%) n=360
Median age41.6 yr42.2 yr (33.0–56.3) n=32,29246.0 yr (32.9–62.3) n=358
Median household income$148,750$72,070 ($46,039–$118,707) n=30,318$66,875 ($44,980–$95,192) n=321
Median home value$158,300$222,200 ($100,300–$579,820) n=30,049$292,450 ($127,430–$548,550) n=312
Median gross rent—$1,021 ($677–$1,912) n=25,670$877 ($544–$1,329) n=213
Life expectancyNCHS / RWJF USALEEP · model-based
MeasureValueUS median (p10–p90)MT median (p10–p90)
Life expectancy at birth76.7 yr ± 0.5278.9 yr (74.7–82.8) n=31,30879.7 yr (76.7–83.7) n=358

About the ± — it’s this estimate’s give-or-take (statisticians call it the standard error). The true life expectancy for this ZIP most likely falls within 0.52 years of 76.7, and it’s very unlikely to be off by more than twice that.

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How these lists were built: they draw only from ZIPs that have a published Score, so ZIPs with too little data to score are not listed. Distance-based lists use distance between ZIP boundaries with no state filter, so an out-of-state ZIP can appear. Statistically similar means a close match across the nine Score domains, not a demographic match: the measure is the cosine similarity between two ZIPs’ domain scores, taken over the domains both ZIPs have data for and only where that overlap covers at least six of the nine — and where no ZIP clears that minimum-overlap floor, that list is left out rather than filled with a weak match. How distance is measured